C1 - Atomic Structure Flashcards
What is an atom?
An atom is the smallest part of an element that can exist
What is a molecule?
A molecule is a substance that has 2 or more atoms chemically bonded together.
What is an element?
An element is a substance containing only 1 type of atom
What is a compound?
a compound is a substance containing 2 or more different types of elements chemically bonded together.
What is an aqueous solution?
the mixture made by adding a soluble to water
What is an atomic number?
An atomic number is the number of protons in the atom
What is a balanced symbol equation
a balanced symbol equation is a symbol equation in which there are equal numbers of each type of atom on either side of the equation
What is an electron?
An electron is a tiny particle with a negative charge
What is the electronic structure?
a set of numbers to show the arrangement of electrons in their shell
What is a group (In the periodic table)?
Vertical columns of elements (labelled 1 to 7 and 0) with similar properties
What is an ion?
An ion is a charged atomcaused by the loss or gain of electrons
What is an isotope?
An isotope is an atom of the same type (Same number of protons) but with a different number of Neutrons.
What is the law of conservation of mass?
The total mass of the products is equal to the total mass of the reactants.
What is the mass number?
The number of protons plus the number of neutrons in the nucleus
What is a neutron
A dense, neutrally charged particle found in the nucleus
what are the noble gases?
noble gases are very unreactive gases found in group 0 of the periodic table. They have a very stable electronic structure as they have a full outer shell.
What is the nucleus of an atom?
the very small and dense central part of an atom, that contains protons and neutrons.
What is the periodic table?
the periodic table is an arrangement of elements in order of their atomic numbers, forming groups and periods.
What is a product?
A substance made as a result of a chemical reaction
What is a proton?
a tiny positive particle found within the nucleus of an atom
What is a reactant?
a substance we start with before a chemical reaction takes place
What is a shell?
the orbit of the electrons follow around the nucleus
What is a state symbol?
the abbreviations used in a balanced symbol equation to show if reactants and products are solid (s), liquid (l). gas (g) or dissolved in water (aq)
What is a symbol equation?
an equation that helps you see how much of each substance is involved in a chemical reaction by showing the chemical symbols and formulae of all the reactants and products involved
What is a word equation?
a way of describing what happens in a chemical reaction by showing the names of all reactants and the products they form
how can compounds be separated?
chemical reactions